British firm OneWeb will launch another 36 broadband satellites atop a Soyuz rocket

British firm OneWeb is launching the first batch of broadband satellites into orbit since surviving bankruptcy in a bid to take on SpaceX’s Starlink network. Now jointly owned by Indian conglomerate Bharti Global and the UK government, OneWeb will launch 36 satellites at 12:26 GMT from Russia on a Soyuz rocket.  The firm has a … Read more

Nato experts building ‘space hub’ amid fears China and Russia may try to ‘shoot down satellites’

Nato experts are building a ‘space hub’ to track Chinese and Russian weapons amid fears the countries may try to ‘shoot down satellites’ Jens Stoltenberg warned two countries were developing anti-satellite systems  General Sir Patrick Sanders said the UK was not ‘fit for information age warfare’  Space centre, at the Ramstein air base, Germany, will … Read more

Moment the Moon photobombs NASA observation satellite’s view of the Sun during lunar transit 

The moon stole the show from the sun during its lunar transit. Astronomers observing the ball of gas caught the moon photobombing their footage on October 16 when it passed between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the sun. The transit lasted for about 50 minutes and at its peak, the moon covered 44 percent the … Read more

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit – taking the total to almost 800 – as CEO Elon Musk reveals a test of the internet-beaming constellation is imminent Elon Musk’s firm had another successful launch of 60 satellites on October 18 SpaceX aims to have more than 1,000 satellites in orbit by the end … Read more

UK-built shoebox-sized satellites have launched into space

Four shoebox-sized supercomputer satellites, built in Scotland to monitor shipping movements from low-Earth orbit, have successfully been launched. The machines were successfully transported into space on a Soyuz launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia at 12.25pm UK time, the UK Space Agency confirmed to MailOnline.  Two of the nanosatellites have an onboard supercomputer with … Read more

Two UK-built shoebox-sized supercomputer satellites set for lift-off

Two shoebox-sized supercomputer satellites, built in Scotland to monitor shipping movements from low-Earth orbit, are due for launch this afternoon. Each nanosatellite has an onboard supercomputer with machine learning algorithms that can provide ‘hyper-accurate predictions’ of the locations of boats. The the so-called ‘Spire’ satellites will calculate their arrival times at ports to help businesses … Read more

5G networks could interfere with signals from weather satellites leading to forecasting errors

5G mobile networks could interfere with signals from weather satellites in the neighbouring frequency band leading to forecasting errors, study warns US researchers modelled the impact that ‘5G leakage’ would have on forecasting They used a tornado outbreak from February 2008 as a case study for modelling Interference would have thrown off precipitation forecasts by … Read more

NOAA satellites capture ‘fire cloud’ in California that grew 45,000 FEET in Sierra National Forest

NOAA satellites capture ‘fire cloud’ in California that grew 45,000 FEET high following a blaze in Sierra National Forest that scorched more than 75,000 acres Wildfires have been ravaging parts of California since August 15 A fire ignited in Sierra  National Forest on Fri and has burned over 75,000 acres NOAA satellites captured a massive … Read more

Liftoff! SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation grew a little larger Thursday morning, as the firm added 60 more devices to the network. The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 8:46am ET from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center carrying the new batch of broadband satellites. The mission was originally set for Sunday, but was unable to … Read more

SpaceX launches dozens more Starlink satellites in record-breaking Falcon 9 rocket launch

SpaceX celebrated its 100th successful launch Tuesday morning, sending 58 Starlink satellites into orbit aboard the Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Along with the internet beaming devices were three SkySat observational satellites owned by Planet Labs, a private Earth-imaging company.  Falcon 9 is the first reusable rocket designed to take cargo and passengers … Read more